Amidst a climate of mass surveillance, information overflows and unbridled capitalism, the more we know, the less ability we seem to have to act. How can individuals retain, and regain, the power to navigate our present reality with meaning? From this Friday (27.10.) this will be amongst the questions are on the table (well, walls) at Nome, a 2015-founded gallery working at the intersection between technology, art, and politics to raise awareness of the crucial issues of our time. Entitled “Agency“, the group show is curated by artist and writer James Bridle, author of “New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future” (Verso, 2018). Each work grapples with technological complexities and political contradictions in its own unique interrogation of our digital culture — from 3D scanning technology (Morehshin Allahyari) to trawling leaked archives (Anna Ridler) and the deconstruction of technological apparatuses (Ingrid Burrington). That’s just a preview, though — stop by on Friday to kick the weekend off on a thought-provoking note. (Text: Anna Dorothea Ker / Photos (clockwise): Nome Gallery, c/o British Council, Anna Ridler)
Nome Gallery, Glogauer Str.17, 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg; map
Tue-Sat 15-19h
“Agency” curated by James Bridle: opening 26.10.2018, 18-21h, runs 27.10.-7.12-2018
